diff --git a/http-api/.env b/http-api/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3445596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http-api/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# If it does not load this file, try running `export UV_ENV_FILE=.env`
+# See more details at https://docs.astral.sh/uv/configuration/files/#env
+
+ELASTIC_HOSTS=http://127.0.0.1:9200
+DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000
+DYNAMODB_PARTITION_KEY=id
+DYNAMODB_SORT_KEY=sk
diff --git a/http-api/app.py b/http-api/app.py
index a6e115a..669d4da 100644
--- a/http-api/app.py
+++ b/http-api/app.py
@@ -50,3 +50,9 @@ def exc_error(exc: ServiceError):
 @tracer.capture_lambda_handler
 def lambda_handler(event: dict, context: LambdaContext) -> dict:
     return app.resolve(event, context)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print(
+        app.get_openapi_json_schema(),
+    )
diff --git a/http-api/elastic.py b/http-api/elastic.py
index 469e648..00285bd 100644
--- a/http-api/elastic.py
+++ b/http-api/elastic.py
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ def search(
     page_size: int = 25,
     elastic_client: Elasticsearch,
 ) -> PaginatedResult:
+    if page_size > MAX_PAGE_SIZE:
+        page_size = MAX_PAGE_SIZE
+
     s = Search(
         using=elastic_client,
         index=index,
     )
     s.update_from_dict(query)
-
-    if page_size > MAX_PAGE_SIZE:
-        page_size = MAX_PAGE_SIZE
-        s.extra(size=page_size)
+    s.extra(size=page_size)
 
     try:
         r = s.execute()
diff --git a/http-api/pyproject.toml b/http-api/pyproject.toml
index cff0cff..a0b78b7 100644
--- a/http-api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/http-api/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ dependencies = ["layercake"]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8.3.4",
     "pytest-cov>=6.0.0",
-    "pytest-env>=1.1.5",
     "ruff>=0.9.1",
 ]
 
diff --git a/http-api/pytest.ini b/http-api/pytest.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index cf820c8..0000000
--- a/http-api/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-env =
-    DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000
-    DYNAMODB_PARTITION_KEY=id
-    DYNAMODB_SORT_KEY=sk
diff --git a/http-api/routes/courses/__init__.py b/http-api/routes/courses/__init__.py
index 5c42204..fe326bb 100644
--- a/http-api/routes/courses/__init__.py
+++ b/http-api/routes/courses/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def get_courses():
     query = event.get_query_string_value('query', '{}')
     page_size = event.get_query_string_value('page_size', '25')
 
-    return elastic.search(  # type: ignore
+    return elastic.search(
         index=COURSE_TABLE,
         page_size=int(page_size),
         query=json.loads(query),
diff --git a/http-api/settings.py b/http-api/settings.py
index 64e5cbb..4706331 100644
--- a/http-api/settings.py
+++ b/http-api/settings.py
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ COURSE_TABLE: str = os.getenv('COURSE_TABLE')  # type: ignore
 
 ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID = os.getenv('ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID')
 ELASTIC_AUTH_PASS = os.getenv('ELASTIC_AUTH_PASS')
-ELASTIC_CONN = {
-    'cloud_id': ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID,
-    'basic_auth': ('elastic', ELASTIC_AUTH_PASS),
-}
+ELASTIC_HOSTS = os.getenv('ELASTIC_HOSTS', None)
+
+if ELASTIC_HOSTS:
+    ELASTIC_CONN = {'hosts': ELASTIC_HOSTS}
+else:
+    ELASTIC_CONN = {
+        'cloud_id': ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID,
+        'basic_auth': ('elastic', ELASTIC_AUTH_PASS),
+    }
diff --git a/http-api/tests/conftest.py b/http-api/tests/conftest.py
index f8bc820..fcbf473 100644
--- a/http-api/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/http-api/tests/conftest.py
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ def dynamodb_seeds(dynamodb_client):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_app(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr('settings.ELASTIC_CONN', {'hosts': 'http://127.0.0.1:9200'})
+def mock_app():
     import app
 
     return app
diff --git a/http-api/uv.lock b/http-api/uv.lock
index d1ad4ec..86f2046 100644
--- a/http-api/uv.lock
+++ b/http-api/uv.lock
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ dependencies = [
 dev = [
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-cov" },
-    { name = "pytest-env" },
     { name = "ruff" },
 ]
 
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ requires-dist = [{ name = "layercake", directory = "../layercake" }]
 dev = [
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.4" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=6.0.0" },
-    { name = "pytest-env", specifier = ">=1.1.5" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.9.1" },
 ]
 
@@ -641,18 +639,6 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/36/3b/48e79f2cd6a61dbbd4807b4ed46cb564b4fd50a76166b1c4ea5c1d9e2371/pytest_cov-6.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:eee6f1b9e61008bd34975a4d5bab25801eb31898b032dd55addc93e96fcaaa35", size = 22949 },
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pytest-env"
-version = "1.1.5"
-source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-dependencies = [
-    { name = "pytest" },
-]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/31/27f28431a16b83cab7a636dce59cf397517807d247caa38ee67d65e71ef8/pytest_env-1.1.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:91209840aa0e43385073ac464a554ad2947cc2fd663a9debf88d03b01e0cc1cf", size = 8911 }
-wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/de/b8/87cfb16045c9d4092cfcf526135d73b88101aac83bc1adcf82dfb5fd3833/pytest_env-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ce90cf8772878515c24b31cd97c7fa1f4481cd68d588419fd45f10ecaee6bc30", size = 6141 },
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "python-dateutil"
 version = "2.9.0.post0"